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A court could rule that WBC's protests might be more political than religious given past protests. OTOH, it's been ruled that US flag burning is "free speech".

Where the hell have this nation's senses been for the past half century...

The beautiful thing about the 1st amendment is that all speech is protected. Even the proverbial "yelling fire in a crowded theater". However the 1st amendment doesn't protect the speaker from the consequences of their speech. If you yell FIRE in a crowded theater and no one reacts then you won't be reprimanded. However if yelling FIRE causes a stampede which creates property damage and injury, then you will be jammed up.

Are you saying that being gay is an unrecognized religion? If not, gays have 1st amendment protection like everyone else. Now kindly list the constitutional rights afforded to Phelps' gang that gays do not get. I'm still waiting.

I did not call being gay a religion. I simply said that some of them may attend a church that recognizes the concept of gays not being bad or whatever and therefore may try to say that helping Phelps goes against their religion. Otherwise, they have no religion rights. Phelps does have them. If you don't get that argument, then I don't know what to say.

I just thought of something. It's against my religion to call people names and to declare that God hates the world. I wonder if I could get away with refusing service to Phelps.

I did not call being gay a religion. I simply said that some of them may attend a church that recognizes the concept of gays not being bad or whatever and therefore may try to say that helping Phelps goes against their religion. Otherwise, they have no religion rights. Phelps does have them. If you don't get that argument, then I don't know what to say.

I just thought of something. It's against my religion to call people names and to declare that God hates the world. I wonder if I could get away with refusing service to Phelps.

No, I understand your argument completely. It's just a stupid argument. How is it stupid? Because those businesses owned by devout Christians couldn't deny services to gay couples wanting to marry based on religious grounds. Fail again, Laine. Now, stop fooling around and list me the constitutional rights afforded to Phelps' group that don't apply to gays.

Darden told a local news station that he cut the governor’s hair three times, but won’t do it again as long as she continues to oppose gay marriage.

“The governor’s aides called not too long ago, wanting another appointment to come in,” he told KOB-TV. “Because of her stances and her views on this, I told her aides no. They called the next day, asking if I’d changed my mind about taking the governor in and I said no.”

Martinez has said she believes marriage should be between a man and woman.

Darden, a popular stylist in Santa Fe and the owner of Antonio’s Hair Studio, has been with his partner for 15 years.

“It’s just equality, dignity for everyone,” he said. “Everybody should be allowed the right to be together.”

For years (especially in 80’s movies about the beach) we were told “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service” and we all assumed that businesspeople had the right to refuse service to anyone they didn’t want to serve. In years past we also understood the free market better and knew that for the free market to operate fairly and justly, both parties had to CHOOSE to be part of the transaction.

Forcing business owners to serve everyone no matter what is just as fascist and despotic as the government saying that some people CAN’T be served.

Apparently, liberals are now openly embracing fascism.

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Now if I was the guvner I don't think I would want that man with sharp objects anywhere near me.......

It's not how old you are, it's how you got here.It's been a long road and not all of it was paved.A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi

Darden told a local news station that he cut the governor’s hair three times, but won’t do it again as long as she continues to oppose gay marriage.

“The governor’s aides called not too long ago, wanting another appointment to come in,” he told KOB-TV. “Because of her stances and her views on this, I told her aides no. They called the next day, asking if I’d changed my mind about taking the governor in and I said no.”

Martinez has said she believes marriage should be between a man and woman.

Darden, a popular stylist in Santa Fe and the owner of Antonio’s Hair Studio, has been with his partner for 15 years.

“It’s just equality, dignity for everyone,” he said. “Everybody should be allowed the right to be together.”